ZIP 77042 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 691 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harris County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
691 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 193 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 77042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 96 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 74 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 55 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 45 | 6.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 77042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 68 | 15.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 59 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 57 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 37 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 97 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 87 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 63 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 30 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 77042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 424% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $999,999 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 77042.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bend County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48157 |
| Montgomery County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48339 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 691 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.